https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/feed/blog/microsite/Faith-based%20and%20Neighborhood%20Partnerships en Strengthening Efforts to Increase Opportunity and End Poverty https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/10/27/strengthening-efforts-increase-opportunity-and-end-poverty
The President's final Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships submitted its report of recommendations to increase opportunity and end poverty
Melissa Rogers
]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:12:21 +0000 dmayber 308616 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Partnering to Prepare https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/09/18/partnering-prepare
Community and faith-based organizations, businesses, and volunteers are key parts of a disaster response and recovery
Raymond J. Piper
]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:49:11 +0000 dmayber 303921 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Remembering the Victims of the Oak Creek Attack https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/08/05/remembering-victims-oak-creek-attack
As we mark the four-year anniversary of the tragedy at the Oak Creek Gurdwara, the Obama Administration continues its commitment to protecting all places of worship.
Melissa Rogers and Taylor Ross
]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 20:17:54 +0000 mtorrell 300566 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Combating Religious Discrimination Today https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/07/22/combating-religious-discrimination-today
The Administration is taking new steps to combat religious discrimination.
Melissa Rogers
]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:30:00 +0000 hardcastle 299421 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Welcoming and Celebrating Refugees: An Interfaith Iftar in Honor of World Refugee Day https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/06/24/welcoming-and-celebrating-refugees-interfaith-iftar-honor-world-refugee-day
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie Pitt participate in an Interfaith Iftar reception
Shaarik H. Zafar
]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:54:46 +0000 jhill 296561 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Your Right to Fair Housing: What Does Your Congregation Need to Know? https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/04/27/your-right-fair-housing-what-does-your-congregation-need-know
Every April, HUD celebrates “Fair Housing Month” to mark the passage of the Fair Housing Act.
Paula Lincoln
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:00:00 +0000 hardcastle 291021 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Why We #EngageAmerica and the World on Religion and Foreign Policy https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/04/26/why-we-engageamerica-and-world-religion-and-foreign-policy
The State Department has long recognized the importance of active engagement with nearly every sector of society in its foreign engagement and policymaking[...]
Shaun Casey, Office of Religion and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0000 hardcastle 291016 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Agencies Issue Final Rule Extending New Religious Liberty Protections to Beneficiaries https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/03/31/agencies-issue-final-rule-extending-new-religious-liberty-protections-beneficiaries
Agencies publish final rule to provide new religious liberty protections for beneficiaries of federally-funded social service programs.
Melissa Rogers
]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:46:47 +0000 astone 287821 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Honoring MLK Jr. Through Acts of Service https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/22/clone-honoring-mlk-jr-through-acts-service
Melissa Rogers provides reflections on the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day and community service in Washington, DC.
Melissa Rogers, Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 23:07:26 +0000 tlustig 280706 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Honoring MLK Jr. Through Acts of Service https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/22/honoring-mlk-jr-through-acts-service
Melissa Rogers provides reflections on the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day and community service in Washington, DC.
Melissa Rogers, Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:33:11 +0000 tlustig 280691 at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov